With over twenty years at News Corp and the ABC (including as Business Editor), Presenter at Sky News and as an investigative reporter with Four Corners, there is no denying the illustrious Ticky Fullerton is a household name in Australian business circles. She is the author of Watershshed, the first comprehensive book on the future challenges facing Australia in water and the tensions between the many stakeholders in our water future and a director of the CRC for Irrigation futures. The 16th PNG Mining and Petroleum Investment Conference (PNG’s leading investment conference) will be held at the Sydney Hilton Hotel and will feature addresses by government leaders from both PNG and Australia alongside presentations by the leading executives of mining, gas and energy companies with billions of dollars of investments in PNG. Attended by over 1300 international executives from the resources, energy, finance and development sectors, the event will focus on how global mining and energy players are navigating challenges and opportunities globally and the importance of PNG within those international portfolios. “We are excited to announce our return to not just live events but to Australia and to have the remarkable  TICKY FULLERTON join us on stage to moderate our opening day at this years' 16th PNG Mining and Petroleum Investment Conference. The three day event will feature keynote addresses by Australian Federal Government Representatives and PNG Ministers of Treasury, Mining, Petroleum and Energy.  The chamber is thrilled to warmly welcome all our delegates and partners to what we know will be a stimulating and successful event; the premier meeting place for industry trade.”  - Anthony Smare (President - PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum) Taking place over 3 days, the annual event allows delegates the unique opportunity to meet with senior decision makers, financiers, investors, operators, suppliers and stakeholders from the PNG minerals, gas and energy sector. As one of the premium events within the sector, the conference program will cover the successful operation of  many existing mineral and energy operations, the next wave of new mega-projects and offer delegates the opportunity to learn how the global mining an energy players are navigating the current challenges and opportunities globally.  Leading industry experts will discuss PNG’s contributions to global energy transition, including the development of its green hydrogen potential and how PNG looks to the future with its investing of resource-benefits for non-mining growth.

Photo credit: PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum The 16th PNG Mining and Petroleum Conference, to be held in Sydney in December, looks set to be sold out in the next 3 weeks with over half of the 1300 seats already snapped up with over a month to go until the Conference, amid a wave of interest from international investors,  said PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum President Anthony Smaré.  The PNG Chamber of Mines & Petroleum will host its 16th Mining and Petroleum Investment Conference at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney from the 5th-7th of December 2022. The theme of this year’s conference is: “PNG Resources: Securing the next wave of responsible investment”.   The PNG Mining and Petroleum Investment Conference is PNG’s pre-eminent investment conference, held biennially in Sydney by the PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum for over 30 years. The Conference’s purpose is to promote and celebrate investment opportunities in PNG’s resources sector which contributes nearly 90% of PNG’s exports.  Its held in Sydney to make it easier for developers, explorers, investors, financiers, suppliers and other interested parties to attend from all over the world. The Conference has a track record of successfully complementing the National Government’s investment promotion efforts and helped attract billions of dollars of international investment into PNG’s resources sector over the past 30 years.  The Conference draws over 1300 delegates from the global hydrocarbon, minerals and energy industries, the investment sector from around the globe,  as well as representatives of the Australian Federal Government and the PNG Government including the Australian and PNG Prime Ministers and relevant sector Ministers. “Its been a tough couple of years for PNG and the world economically, but this is our opportunity, working together with Government, to promote investment in the PNG resources sector to international investors.  We believe PNG has a lot to offer the world in terms of minerals and energy. The response from the PNG and international business community to the Conference has been very positive, with almost all sponsorship packages sold early, with all booths in the exhibition spaces sold out, and with the tickets selling rapidly, so I encourage anybody who is interested to go, to head to the conference website at www.pngconference.com and secure a seat” said Mr Smaré.  “The Conference will complement the work that the Marape-Rosso Government has been doing around the world with promoting investment in PNG.  Prime Minister Marape and Prime Minister Albanese have been invited to deliver the opening addresses, and the Conference will feature presentations by CEOs and senior executives of some of the world’s largest mining and energy companies, relevant sector Ministers and heads of PNG’s main regulatory agencies and state-owned entities.   Day 1’s programme will be moderated by well-known Australian business media personality Ms Ticky Fullerton, Editor-at-large of the Australian newspaper and a former anchor of a number of Australia’s leading business TV programs.  According to Mr Smaré “A successful Conference helps the National Government’s efforts with attracting international investment into our country, growing our jobs, creating jobs and business opportunities for PNG SMEs.  And this year’s Conference is on track to be the best one yet.”

The PNG Chamber of Mines & Petroleum will host its 16th Mining and Petroleum Investment Conference at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney from the 5th-7th of December 2022. The theme of this year’s conference is: “PNG Resources: “Securing the next wave of responsible investment”.    The Conference draws over 1000 delegates from the global hydrocarbon, minerals and energy industries, the investment sector from around the globe, and is shaping up to be their strongest event to date with the confirmation of the attendance of the PNG Prime Minister the Hon. James Marape (MP), the Hon. Sir Ano Pala (MP) - Minister for Mining (PNG Government) and the Hon. Kerenga Kua (MP) - Minister for Petroleum (PNG Government).  Joining senior PNG government officials will also be some of the most prominent resources sector leaders including  Mr. Sandeep Biswas (Managing Director and CEO - Newcrest), Mr. Peter Larden (Chairman and CEO  - ExxonMobil PNG Ltd), Mr. Brett Darley (President Upstream Oil & Gas - Santos) and Mr. Musje Werror (Managing Director and CEO - Ok Tedi Mining). “As a 100% PNG owned mining company, Ok Tedi Mining Limited is once again delighted to participate in the PNG Mining & Petroleum conference and thank the PNG Chamber of Mines & Petroleum for organising this important international event. It is a great opportunity to provide an update of the operations and share the significant contributions Ok Tedi will be making to the Western Province and PNG with the extension of mine life to 2032 and beyond.” – OTML Managing Director and CEO Musje Werror The PNG Mining and Petroleum Investment Conference is PNG’s preeminent investment conference, held biennially in Sydney with the goal of promoting investment opportunities in PNG’s resources sector which contributes nearly 90% of PNG’s exports. It’s held in Sydney to make it easier for developers, explorers, investors, financiers, suppliers and other interested parties to attend from all over the world. The Conference has a track record of successfully complementing the National Government’s investment promotion efforts and helped attract billions of dollars of international investment into PNG’s resources sector over the past 30 years.   “Its been a tough couple of years for PNG and the world economically, but this is our opportunity, working together with Government, to promote investment in the PNG resources sector to international investors.  We believe PNG has a lot to offer the world in terms of minerals and energy. The response from the PNG and international business community to the Conference has been very positive, with almost all sponsorship packages sold early, with all booths in the exhibition spaces sold out, and with the tickets selling rapidly, so I encourage anybody who is interested to go, to head to the conference website at www.pngconference.com and secure a seat” - said Mr Anthony Smaré (President PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum)  Day 1’s programme will be moderated by well-known Australian business media personality Ms Ticky Fullerton, Editor-at-large of the Australian newspaper and a former anchor of a number of Australia’s leading business TV programs.   According to Mr Smaré “A successful conference helps the National Government’s efforts with attracting international investment into our country, growing our jobs, creating jobs and business opportunities for PNG SMEs.  And this year’s Conference is on track to be the best one yet.”